Trying to shore up support in advance of the election. If he were truly pro-labor then he would reverse his opposition to Medicare for All, set a COVID policy that's not hostile to human life, and actually follow through with cancelling student debt. Also, there would be actual consequences for Amazon, Starbucks, the Big Three, and other corporations for their anti-labor doctrines and tactics. That's not all, but he could start there if he were pro-labor (nope).

There are union negotiations and labor struggles going on all across the country, like the California State University's staff and faculty, and academic student worker unions (the latter of which is actually part of the UAW). Haven't seen any meaningful support from Biden or the DNC for those negotiations.

Since labor issues are inherently systemic ( ), he would also be addressing tuition hikes and homelessness if he were actually pro-labor. He only appears to give a shit about this one because it's so high profile and his poll numbers are looking grim.